Specimens of Roman literature, selected from the works of Latin authors, ed. by C.T. Cruttwell and P. Banton

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Charles Thomas Cruttwell
1879

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Regulations to be observed by the Flamen Dialis
54
A GENERAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT
60
An Attitude of Independent Criticism more
66
E Sin and its Punishment 6773
67
The Bacchantes
72
F The Roman Cult 7486
74
The Standard of Right should be in Ones Self
78
An Analysis of the Emotions founded on
80
The Fruits of Civil War
81
Justice to be practised for its own Sake
86
Magic is connected with Daemonic Agency
89
Qualities which distinguish the True Patriot
92
Charity begins at Home
98
How far is it admissible to desire Professional
102
75
108
Political Philosophy 79143
110
Cic
114
96
121
Cic
122
A Practical Career the most Healthy Life for
128
Comparison of the Tyrants Life with that of
134
the State
143
A Dear Little Girl
148
Quint
150
Physical Science
154
On the Latent Ambiguity in the Term Causa
156
Luer
157
Auct Aetna
162
The Universe formed out of Chaos
164
The Motions of the Five Planets
170
A Short Description of Asia
177
Plin N H
185
There are eight Main Quarters from which
198
Vitruv
205
A Stage in all Organic Bodies at which Growth
213
Nature has supplied all Living Creatures with
219
Some Particulars as to the Geographical Distri
222
Man 246270
226
A Comparison of Man with the rest of Creation
228
A Disquisition on Colours by the Philosopher
234
On Variation of Type and Hybridation
240
ART AND LETTERS
245
Plin N H
247
Plin N H
253
Technical Development of the Art of Music
259
The Drama
260
Roscius the great Comic Actor
266
B Theory of the Oratorical Art
267
e The Power of arousing the Emotions
272
The Practice of Translation from Greek Models
277
The Best Classification of the Departments
283
On Finitae and Infinitae Quaestiones
289
ad Herenn
292
Gesture should be accommodated to the Nature
299
Plin II
349
the Grammarian at first styled
355
This Analogy so far as Natural is a
358
A Quarrel between Two Grammarians as
364
Aul Gell
370
DESCRIPTIVE PASSAGES
379
A Parasite puts himself up for Auction
385
Portrait of a Good Steward
391
A Single Combat
397
B PERIOD II 80 B C 14 A D
398
Letter written on the Death of Caesar
403
The Encounter between Clodius and Milo
409
A Boatrace The Start
431
A Fountain
437
Vertumnus
443
Engineering Skill of Archimedes in the Defence
449
Battle of Lake Trasimene
450
Character of Papirius
456
Character of Cato the Younger
463
Jason destroys the Dragons Seed
469
Stat
475
The Lover of Horseflesh
482
Pliny consults Trajan about the Christians
488
Murder of Britannicus
494
Miraculous Cures wrought by Vespasian
500
Assassination of Domitian
507
The Story of Polycrates Ring
517
PART IIRHETORICAL PASSAGES
520
Catilines Guilt
528
Cicero bewails Hortensius
534
Laberius resents an Indignity put upon him
540
A Lover repents having left his Mistress
551
Medeas Soliloquy
557
Virginius implores his FellowCitizens to pity
563
A Suasoria Cicero deliberates whether to burn
569
Vitrur
575
Incantation of a Sorceress
576
The Punishment of Bloodshed after Death
582
Quint
588
Reflections on the Death of Agricola
594
PART IIIWIT AND HUMOUR
602
The Way about Town
607
Slaves Banter
613
Nausistrata discovers that her Husband
619
Bons Mots Personalities
625
A Bridge to throw Fools from
627
Precepts of Gastronomy
633
Last Will and Testament of a Sucking Pig
639
Some Farms are not worth the Price of a Dinner Mart
645
Index to Authors
651
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Cic
661
Liv
664

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Pagina 344 - Conversis studiis, aetas animusque virilis Quaerit opes et amicitias, inservit honori ; Commisisse cavet quod mox mutare laboret. Multa senem circumveniunt incommoda ; vel quod Quaerit, et inventis miser abstinet, ac timet uti ; Vel quod res omnes timide gelideque ministrat, Dilator, spe longus, iners, avidusque futuri, Difficilis, querulus, laudator temporis acti Se puero, castigator censorque minorum.
Pagina 345 - Exegi monumentum aere perennius Regalique situ pyramidum altius, Quod non imber edax, non Aquilo impotens Possit diruere aut innumerabilis Annorum series et fuga temporum.
Pagina 341 - Et sermone opus est modo tristi, saepe iocoso, Defendente vicem modo rhetoris atque poetae, Interdum urbani parcentis viribus atque Extenuantis eas consulto. Ridiculum acri Fortius et melius magnas plerumque secat res.
Pagina 632 - ... felices. nunc ego resto. confice; namque instat fatum mihi triste, Sabella quod puero cecinit divina mota anus urna: 30 "hunc neque dira venena nec hosticus auferet ensis nec laterum dolor aut tussis nec tarda podagra: garrulus hunc quando consumet cumque : loquaces, si sapiat, vitet, simul atque adoleverit aetas.
Pagina 439 - ... subiit iuga tempore taurus non domito frenos ore momordit equus. non domus ulla fores habuit, non fixus in agris qui regeret certis finibus arva, lapis...
Pagina 461 - Indulge genio; carpamus dulcia; nostrum est Quod vivis; cinis et manes et fabula fies. Vive memor leti; fugit hora; hoc quod loquor inde est.

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